Shabby Spring Tag

  by Kris Hankins

Shabby Spring Tag

Materials

• Large Shipping Tag ( SUN-TM300     $7.00/pkg )
• Prima Artful Leaves – Birch ( PRI-AC-523862     $5.99 )
• Memento Ink – Bamboo Leaves ( TSU-MEMD-bamb     $2.29 )
• Autumn Leaves Buttons - Foof-a-la Indian Summer ( AL-BT-43023     $5.99 )
• Distress Ink Pads
• Peeled Paint RAN-DP-Paint     $5.00 )
• Antique Linen RAN-DP-Linen     $5.00 )
• Glue Dots – Mini ( GLUE-Mini     $3.99 )
• Sakura Stardust Pen ( SAK-Stardust     $3.99 for 2 )
• Stipple Brush ( STIPPLE-6     $2.99 )
• Rayon Ribbon, Torn Fabric Strip, Lace
• Dictionary Definition “spring”
• Flourish Stamp
• Brown Grocery/Paper Bag Flower (See post from March 27 for instructions)
• Vintage Style Paper Scrap

Instructions

• For this tag, I first stamped a large manila shipping tag with a favorite flourish stamp using Memento Ink (Bamboo Leaves). I tore a coordinating scrap piece of printed paper and the definition of “spring” from an old dictionary.


• To give my tag a shabby vintage appearance, I stippled distress inks (Peeled Paint and Antique Linen) on the edges of the stamped tag, torn printed paper piece, definition, and lace piece.




• I glued the piece of lace to the bottom edge of the tag. Next, I glued the torn printed paper piece to the tag, overlapping edge of lace.




• I always take a moment to lay out my embellishments before attaching any of them to my piece of art. I feel it is good to experiment with different arrangements to “see” what looks the best.


• When I decided on how I wanted my tag to look, I first glued on my definition. Using mini glue dots, I attached my Prima leaves, paper bag flower, and vintage looking buttons (threaded with twine) to the tag.




• To help add depth and character to my tag, I highlighted the stamped flourish design with a sparkling Stardust pen. This adds a soft touch of glisten.




• The final embellishment was to add some vintage looking ribbon and a torn scrap of a muslin type fabric to the top of the tag.

This tag is ready for the arrival of spring! I look forward to the next time I share with you. Until then...

Kris

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